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Europe’s #1 AI VC Goes Global: AI Seed Launches Fund II
London, UK. Friday, 18 September 2026: Europe’s number one pure-play, vertical AI venture capital firm, AI Seed, launched its new AI investment fund, AI Seed Fund...
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AI Seed Wins “Exit of the Year” a Second Time at 2025 UKBAA Awards
London, UK. Wednesday, 31 December 2025: AI Seed continued its winning ways by taking home the coveted “Exit of the Year” award a second time at...
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AI Seed Proves Sustainability Pays: 8x Return as AKVA Buys Observe Technologies for $30M
Klepp, Norway. Monday, 30 June 2025: Europe's number one pure-play, vertical AI venture capital firm, AI Seed, has successfully exited its AI for agritech investment Observe...
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AI Seed Wins 2023 UKBAA “Exit of the Year” Award for Odin Vision
London, UK. Friday, 29 December 2023: AI Seed won the coveted “Exit of the Year” award at the prestigious 2023 UKBAA Angel Investment Awards for the...
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AI Seed Delivers Record-Breaking Return: 48x in 3 Years as Olympus Buys Odin Vision for $80M
Tokyo, Japan. Friday, 30 June 2023: Europe's number one pure-play, vertical AI venture capital firm, AI Seed, has successfully exited its AI for medical imaging investment,...
INVESTMENT
AI Seed is an award-winning specialist AI venture capital fund with Europe’s most experienced AI investment team and its best-performing portfolio of pure-play, vertical AI investments.
Founded in 2017, our team of AI industry veterans has for nearly a decade demonstrated an unmatched ability to cut through the hype and invest in AI category leaders before anyone else.
We evaluate 1000+ AI software companies in diverse industries every year through AI Seed’s global network of the world’s best AI technical talent, accelerators, universities, and research institutions.
Fund I has invested in 50+ AI companies and delivered one AI unicorn, five successful exits, and an investment return of 6x+, with more AI unicorns, more exits, and higher returns expected soon.
SUPPORT
AI Seed’s investment team is made up of successfully exited tech founders who have built and sold their own startups, and the resources and support we offer our portfolio companies are unmatched.
Built up over nearly a decade, AI Seed’s specialist AI investment knowledge and global AI network allow us to provide transformative value creation to our investments.
We understand the unique needs and challenges of AI, and we provide hands-on support that delivers game-changing results to our portfolio companies:
- Access to AI Seed’s network of the world’s best AI entrepreneurs
- Support acquiring the best AI talent and expanding internationally
- Transformative introductions to AI commercial partners and customers
- Specialized technical and operational resources for AI scaling and growth
- Building long-term AI defensibility and preparing for future acquisition or IPO
TEAM
Michael Axelgaard (Founder and Managing Partner)
Michael is the founder of AI Seed and has led its investment decisions since 2017. Previously, he built his own medical software startup Inmedico and sold it to Natus Medical.
He holds a BSc in Engineering from UC Berkeley and an MPhil in Scientific Computing and Chemical Engineering from Cambridge University.
Jacques de Cock (Managing Partner)
Jacques has over 30 years of startup experience. Previously, he grew his own fintech software startup Patsystems from a six-man team to an IPO on the London Stock Exchange’s Main Market.
He holds a BA and an MA in Physics from Oxford University and an MBA from London Business School, where he is Entrepreneur in Residence.
Steve Weis (Managing Partner)
Steve is a senior product infrastructure engineer at Anthropic. Previously, he built his own security software startup PrivateCore and sold it to Meta.
Steve holds a BS in Applied Mathematics from UC Berkeley, a BA in Computer Science from UC Berkeley, and a PhD in Computer Science from MIT.
Support Staff
AI Seed’s Managing Partners are supported by General Partners who provide operational support and Principals who provide administrative support.
PORTFOLIO
Odin Vision (Acquired)
Rahko (Acquired)
Observe (Acquired)
Facesoft (Acquired)
